A building explosion on Sept. 20 left one person dead and several injured in the Austin community on Chicago’s West Side. With help from neighbors, residents are slowly starting to rebuild.
A West End spokesperson told WTTW News the building owner was on scene making sure tenants were OK and waived past due balances as well as refunded last month’s rent.He said the owner is known in the community and runs multiple affordable housing apartments.
The center is currently operating out of Austin Town Hall weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A representative from the Small Business Administration said the loans offer families longer terms to pay it back with a five month deferment period. “Our neighbors are experiencing trauma,” Borishade said. “And now they’re in a new place, but they don’t have anything in that new place. We’re trying to help supply furnites, toiletries, our pots and pans … our board of directors, our donors have been phenomenal in sending in things that they feel they would need in this kind of situation.”has been on the ground working to help meet businesses’ needs in the area as many look to bounce back from COVID.
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